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VerseDay: Poetry Month Post #2

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Poetry Book of the Week

Forest Has a Song

 

FOREST HAS A SONG

by Amy Ludwig Vanderwater, illustrated by Robbin Gourley

Clarion, 2013

ISBN: 978-0-618-84349-7

Capturing the stillness, the noisiness, the pure magic of the forest is hard to do. It’s hard to put into words. But Amy Ludwig Vanderwater does it well. This collection of poems weaves in and around the forest delighting us with the small and the significant events, creatures, and flora of the forest. Vanderwater also captures the seasons in the forest. FOREST HAS A SONG will dip you into the forest and enchant you with its song.

Mentor Text Ideas

Want to use FOREST HAS A SONG as a mentor text for writing? Here are a few suggestions for lessons:

* Word Choice

* Sensory Words

* Alliteration

Last week’s poetry book of the week featured GRUMBLES FROM THE FOREST. 

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